Loose-powder container



P. J. cALLowl-,IILL

LOOSE POWDER CONTAINER sep1.21,19ze. A 1,600,313

Filed Jan. 27, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1- #www 11 fj Q ,a 4 RF:

Sept. 21

P. J. cALLowHlLL Loos PowDEmoNTAINER y Filed Jan. 27,

1926 2 Sheets-Sheet, 2

' UNITED STATES. APNUNf'lv OFFICE-g y Patented Sept. 21, 1926.V 4

PERCY J'. GALIIOWHILL, OF PROVIDENE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNORTO `'lI-IEODORE FOSTER & BRO. CO., OF` PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.V

LOOSE-POWDER ooN'rArNER.

Aiippiimion filed Janny 27, 1926i serial No. 841,139.`

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in loose powdercontainers, and the primary object thereoi` is to provide a device of Ythis type wherein the powder may be dispensed or `ejected by rotationof the sifter or by tappingsame with a finger. y' f A further object of the invention is to provide'a device of this Vkind which prevents leakage of the lpowder, and which also can be easily and quickly operated` to replenish the powder supply. f

Still further, the, invention aims to provide av device of this type whichv affords a Combined powdercontainer and rougehold er as a unit, the powder being expelled from one side of the container and the latter being filled y:trom its opposite side, the filling opening being Acovered by a closure which latter is formed tov receive a cake of rouge.

In the drawings Y i Fig. 1 is a plan lview of a vanity casein open position and showingthe present invention applied thereto; l Figure 2 is an elevation of the invention, partly broken away and in section;

Figure 3 is a section 'on line {5;3 of. Fig.2, v Figure 4 is a section on line of Fig.

, and l Figure 5A is la section ony vlinev 5%5of Iny proceedingfin accordance withthe vpresent invention a case of anyftypemay 'be use`d, the one shown, for instance, havhinged thereto at 3 and equipped with la mirrorll. "l The invention embodiesa powder container composed of a ring like body 5 offset at lits top to form a circular-,shoulder 6 and having its upper edge curled inwardly `and vdownwardly as indicated at 7 I The sifter is composed of a mesh or foraminated thin metaldiskS secured to a ring 9, which latterV clampinglfy carries `a felt ring or packing'l() thateXtends outwardly from lthe periphery of the ring and which seats on a split ring 12 (Fig. 5) that is engaged kon the shoulder 6 .and which in turn is'engaged by the curled edge 7 ofthe body 5r.

-position on the body 5,* ing a body 1, providedwitha cover 2 The packing 10 is freely rotatable in the channel provided by and between the curled edge 'Tf and the ring 12 on shoulder 6,k for which purpose tlievring'9 is provided withL av linger engaging piece or projection. 411,

The felt ring" 10'not only provides a rotaiktable 'mounting for the "screen, but also yieldingly supports the Ascreen at its periph eryv and'v further` acts tov prevent leakage about the screenperiphery thereby confining the passage of thel powderftothe screen at Vthe central part of` the screenj A U- or `channel ring 13 abuts theunder vface ofthe offset part of body 5'and clamp- /ingly'carlries a felt packing ring 141 The ringv 13 v'may be soldered to the body V5v iii Iencircling rotation thereto,fits under `face Y Vforming a circular stop for the inturned edge 15 of the rim 16 of alcover 17.- s 'l The cover 17 closes and forms the bottom of the v body 5 and is removable from lthe on the body 5, the'latter is provided., with apair of diametricallyopposedYA pins '18 fwlvhich' latter. arev receivable in' la pair ofdiatm'etrically opposed slots 19l formedr in the rim 6 ofthe cover. Itwill thus be seenV that byrps'itioning the colverl tobring its slots 19 into register with the pins 18 the lattery mayfengage `beneath `the'inturned edgef15 of. the cover, as depicted in` Fig. 2, and upon turning of'the cover sainenwill be heldin sure for the body,rbutvalsoifunctions asa supportfor the followerv and for a cake of rougef The olloweris composed of a metal disk 20 liavinga eltgfacing'21 which 'at -ence Aof body y5. 'illustrated inFig. 4, the disk 21 hasv a series of sp-ring'feet 23 struck-out therefromywhich feet Seaton the `cover 17 and thus resiliently support the oll lower. InV order to perform its functions of carryingv a cake lof rouge, the cover is 'formed with a circular depressed part 24 vlatter so as to enable a' supply of powder f 'to be applied to the container.` Fortliepur- The bottom "17 rnot oiilylserve's as a clo- Y 'its periphery .engages'tlieinner circumfer- From the foregoing itv will be seen that the powder may be expelled by rotation ofk the sifter 8 or by tapping thel latter with a finger. The follower acts to resiliently support the powder and upon movement resultant from agitation of the powder expels the latter through the screen.` I y The enti-re device as a unit may be carried in a vanity caseandfremoved therefrom if desired to obtain a supply of powder or Vto have access to the rouge. The powder may however be expelled while the container remains in the case, ifdesired. .The container may also be used with Vdif-v ferent sized vanity cases, as is obvious, and in such 4instances rings ltof corresponding different sizes vmay be used. v v

Y To refill the body with powder, theclosure 17 is first removed. and then the follower and after placement of the powder in the body, the follower is first inserted and the closure then secured in position on the body.

Having thus described invention what Iclaim as new and .desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a powder container, a ring-like body Y having an interior channel at its upper portion, a screen, a-.felt ring carried by the ring and being rotatably disposed in the channel a "closure for the bottomof the body, a metaly disk having a felt facing enl gaged within the body and-below the screen, saidr disk having spring feet struck-outtherefroni and seated on. the closure, means to removably secure the closure to the body, a channeled ring secured to andabout the periphery of the body, anda felt ring in the channeled ring extending outwardly therefrom.

. 2. In a Vpowder container, a ring-like body'having an'interior channel atY its upper portion, a screen a ringy securedtoV andy about k*the screen, a felt ring carriedi by the first ring-and rotatablyr disposed in the channel, a closure for the bottom of the body, a metal disk having af felt facing engaged within the,V body fand below the,V screen, saidrdisk having` spring feet depending.therefrom*and seated on the closure, and means to removably secure the .closure to the body.

3. In a powder container, .afbody, a spring follower in the body, a screenabove the followerand having a felt ring secured to andV extending outwardly from its periphery, means vto rotatably mount the ring` in' the body, for.V movement in a single plane and a closure Afor the vbody supporting the follower. l

' 4. An' insert for vanity cases, including a powder holding body, a packing ring secured to the periphery of the body and extendingV outwardly therefronn'and formed to frictional'ly engage with thevinner face of the circumferential wall of a vanity case, a 'closure' for the bottom of the body, means to removably mount the closure on the body, a resilient follower supported by the closure, and a screen at the top of the body.

v 5. An insertfor vanity cases, including a powder holding body, aA packing ring sevcured to ythe periphery of the body and extending outwardly therefrom, and formed to frictionally engage vwithy the innerface of 6. VAn insert for vanity cases, including a powder holding body, a packing ring secured to the `periphery of the'body and extending outwardly therefrom, and Vformed to frictionally engage with the inner face of theY circumferential wall of a' vanity case,

a closure for the bottom of the body,means to removably mount the closure on the body,

a resilient follower supported by the closure, l

said body having an interior channelat its top, a screen, and packing carredl by the screen `and yrotatably engaged inthe channel to support the screenin a single plane and ,toA allow same to yield relativeto the'body.

7. Iny a powder'container, Va body having` a circular channel and4 a. powder compartment, a screen, and a feltA ring rotatably mounted in the channel and connected to the periphery of the screen to both rotatably and yieldably support t-he screenpf 8. In a powder container, a body, arotatable screen on one side of the body, a closure for the opposite side of the body, a

n follower in Vthe bodybetween the screen and closure, means to resiliently support the follower from the'closure.y and vpacking car-V ried by the body and extending outward- Vly from the periphery thereof.'

9. In a powder container, a body having a circular channel and a powder compartment, avscreen, `and means connectedfto the screen and rotatably mounted inthe channel for supporting the screen' ,for rotary movement in a single plane.

l0. In combination with a vanity case`,-a bodily removable powder container therefor', composed of a body having-.Ya powder compartment', and-packing encircling the body whereby lto causev the packing to friction'- ally engage and be removably held inthe case. n v y In combination',with a vanitycase, a bodily removable powder container therefor, composed of a body having apowder com* partment, the body having av peripheral channel andl a packing ringV secured in the channel andfrictionally engaged'with the interior of the body so as to removably hold thebcdy within the case.

12. In a vanity device, a body having a powder compartment, a screen extending over one side of the compartment, a removable closure for the other side of the body 5 having an integral rouge cake receiving cup which latter extends interiorly of the compartment, a follower between the screen and closure, and spring means to support the follower from the closure extending across v PERCY J. oALLoWHiLL. y 

